Track Listing 1. Midnight Love 2. Midnight Lady 3. Sexual Healing 4. Rockin' After Midnight 5. Till Tomorrow 6. Turn On Some Music 7. Third World Girl 8. Joy 9. My Love Is Waiting 10. Click Games/Rick James 11. Sexual Healing 12. Sexual Healing 13. Sexual Healing 14. I Bet You Wonder 15. Rockin' After Midnight 16. Try It Baby 17. I've Got My Music 18. Turn On Some Music 19. Third World Girl 20. Third World Girl 21. My Love Is Waiting 22. Marvin's Message To The CBS Record Staff 23. Sexual Healing
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 2 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Disc 1 is the original MIDNIGHT LOVE album in its entirety. Disc 2 is a collection of previously unreleased tracks recorded during the MIDNIGHT LOVE sessions.Personnel: Marvin Gaye (vocals, synthesizer, drums, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, vibraphone, bass synthesizer, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, percussion); Gordon Banks (guitar, bass, drums, Fender Rhodes piano, background vocals); Joel Peskin (alto & tenor saxophones); Bobby Stern (tenor saxophone, harmonica); David Stout and The L.A. Horn section (horns); James Gadson (drums); Harvey Fuqua (background vocals).Producer: Marvin GayeReissue producer: Leo Sacks.Recorded at Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium. Includes liner notes by David Ritz.Digitally remastered by Tom Ruff (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).1982's MIDNIGHT LOVE turned out to be Marvin Gaye's final offering to the world, but his swan song was a moving and effective one. He managed to fuse his sensual, '70s-oriented brand of sinuous, progressive R&B with more electronic-based '80s production techniques, including drum machines, sequencers and synthesizers. It's a tribute to his artistry that the blend was so seamless and organic. "Sexual Healing," the signature tune from MIDNIGHT LOVE, combined the carnal with the spiritual in a manner rivaling vintage (secular) Al Green. This release reissues MIDNIGHT LOVE with a fascinating additional disc that features unreleased material from that album's sessions. The additional material, including alternate mixes, instrumental versions and even a rehearsal recording of "Sexual Healing" isn't really revelatory, but it's consistently intriguing, and a welcome look into the creative process of R&B's late, tortured genius.
Editorial Reviews ...features some a capella moaning that will freak you deep into the night... Spin (01/01/1999)
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